Race Matters
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53 Years After Roe v. Wade, Black Women in the South Still Suffer the Most Without It
On the 53rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, health concerns for Black women are still the most pressing but the most under funded and forgotten.
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How the Gullah-Geechee People Stopped Gentrification Dead in its Tracks… For Now
Since 2023, an effort to raise property taxes and displace Black Gullah-Geechee residents has threatened the community’s deep history.
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Forget What JD Vance Said — Here are 13 Times White Folks Never Apologized For Bad Behavior
Despite JD Vance’s claim that white folks no longer “have to apologize for being white anymore,” here’s many times Black folks never got a much deserved apology.
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Atlanta Nightlife Insiders Respond to 21 Savage’s Claim That the City’s Club Scene ‘Grooms’ Children
The Root spoke to Atlanta insiders about whether the city’s club scene is really “grooming” the youth like 21 Savage claimed.
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The Black Teen Civil Rights Trailblazer Whose Statue Just Took Over a D.C. Confederate General’s
Five years after a statue of a Confederate general was removed from the Capitol, a statue of one lesser known civil rights leader is finally being unveiled.
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Inside the Riveting Lore of South Sudanese Models
From accusations of oversaturation to modeling agencies’ questionable recruiting methods, South Sudanese models are all anyone can talk about.
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Why Jeff Bezos’ Ex MacKenzie Scott is Still Donating Millions to HBCUs
MacKenzie Scott, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, handed out over $500 million to HBCUs within the past six years. Here’s the real reasons why.
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White Folks Online Are Revealing The Truth On Why They Hate Black Americans So Much
It’s a centuries-old question we’re finally starting to understand the answer as White folks explain why they are taught to hate Black people so much?
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N-Word-Spewing White Toronto Man Pulls a Gun on Black Man, Quickly Messes Around and Finds Out on Viral Video
One Black man in Toronto was minding his own business when he was heckled by a white man. Then, he pulled a gun…and you won’t believe what happens next.
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These 17 Blatantly Racist Moments Are Bound to Creep You Out
From songs about lynching to Blackface at high schools, here are 17 recent times when white Americans got a little too comfortable with being racist.